Badger Minerals will have to wait to get an exploratory drilling permit from Oneida County.
The Michigan-based company, a subsidiary of a Canadian mining firm, hopes to drill exploration holes in the town of Schoepke, near the Wolf River.
Beneath the ground is a deposit which may contain metals like zinc, copper, lead, gold, and silver.
The Oneida County Planning and Development Committee was set to vote on an exploratory drilling permit Wednesday.
But that meeting was cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.
The company also needs permission from the DNR before it can drill, and that process still requires a few more approvals.
